Taurine reverses neurological and neurovascular deficits in Zucker diabetic fatty rats

Taurine reverses neurological and neurovascular deficits in Zucker diabetic fatty rats

Increased oxidative stress is implicated in the pathogenesis of diabetic peripheral neuropathy (DPN). However, the efficacy of antioxidant therapy on DPN complicating type 2 diabetes remains unexplored. We therefore determined the ability of the antioxidant taurine to reverse deficits of hind limb s...

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Main Authors: Fei Li, Omorodola I. Abatan, Howard Kim, Diana Burnett, Dennis Larkin, Irina G. Obrosova, Martin J. Stevens
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2006-06-01
Series:Neurobiology of Disease
Subjects:
Taurine
Type 2 diabetes
Neuropathy
Antioxidant
Calcitonin gene-related peptide
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S096999610600009X

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